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What is a SPAC and why was it just added to the dictionary?

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 2, 2021
Merriam Webster added 455 words to dictionary, including “blank check company.”
The spaceflight company Virgin Galactic is one of the many companies that's gone public through a SPAC. The number of SPACs has skyrocketed over the past decade.
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"Surreal" is 2016's top word

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 19, 2016
The runner-ups include "bigly", "deplorables" and "irregardless".
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How does Merriam-Webster describe the election? "Götterdämmerung"

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 7, 2016
Hmm.
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